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This is the only chapter that is not associated with resection of cortical parenchyma; rather, it is involved entirely with the disconnection of a neural pathway—the corpus callosum. The chapter is introduced by a brief introduction, review of its embryology and anatomy, and the history of what drew attention to, and the initial surgery, of the corpus callosum as a surgical management of intractable epilepsy. The considerations of a corpus callosotomy involve a discussion of indications, general surgical technique, the variety of scalp incisions, the incision of the corpus callosum, and potential postoperative complications.
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Girvin, J.P. (2015). Corpus Callosotomy (CCY). In: Operative Techniques in Epilepsy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10921-3_11
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